Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-06
DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY.

DhM OOIAC hND LIN OCLGhC L
The attempt of some of our leading Demo
cratic politicians to dodge the Issue presented
in the prohibi ion question as affecting one OF
the cardinal principles of Democracy would be
amusing were it not aggravatng; but these
gentlemen will yet be brought to the rack and
compelled to eat or reject the Democratic fod
der. The Express in its time has been very
much butfeted about by some of these gentle
men, who have many time and oft attempted
to hold 1t up to the scorn of Democrats because
1t would not bow to their dictation In matters
entirely non political, and III no way affecting
any fundamental principle of the Dem
ocratic party; 1t has been berated and
kpurned because 1t would not hew to the
line marked out by them in the matter of
nominations for office; it has been informed
tina: failure in any one behest is treason to all,
and been incontinently bounced out of the
party scores of times because 1t would not mix
Democratic right with political wrong. When
1t served the interests of these gentlemen 10
brand John Smith as Democrat and run him
for town constable, and the Express believed
Peter Jones, Republican. or inoeper dent, or
whatever else he might be, the trustworthy and
efficient man to discharge the duties involved,
and said SO, It has been roundly denounced as
DESERVING its party and thereby endangering Its
glorious principles. We have been urged
to support the nominees, no matter
who they were or by what means nOmi-
nated-to accept everything and anything t.
n aintain organization in behalf of the "glorl-
GUS principles of Democracy" and yet, when
one of the most strongly emphasized of these
principles is as5ailed, some of these leaders
(there being no official spoils to be disposed
of step back and out of the way. and declare
1t is not party question, though it is proposed
to do what nearly every Democratic convention
making declaration Of principles declared
should not be done.
The convention at Dallas should lay down
some Straight and pure Democratic law-law
that every Democrat must recognize as such
and those o. the politician class who reject 1t
should be marked as Democrats for office or
preferment only, and In the future be treated
accordingly San Antonio Express.
The state convention at Galveston was
composed of Democrats who were Sc
lected by Democrats, acting under a call
of Democratic executive committee, and
that Galveston Democratic convention,
made up of Democrats selected by Demo-
Gratis in obedience to Democratic call
addressed to Democrats only, deliberately
eliminated from the test of Democratic
fealty the votes of Democrats on a ques-
ton which the Express now declares to
be a cardinal Democratic principle, and
which that paper advises convention to
be held at Dallas next month to proclaim
as Democratic law.
The Dallas convention will be COM
posed Of men of all political parties; it
Ix,oC not oaIlo6 nc q Domocrot;c copvop
ton; it will not meet as q Democratic
convention; and yet the Express would
have this convention define and proclaim
Democratic principle and Democratic
law. From Democratic convention at
Galveston, composed of Democrats only,
selected by Democrats only, the Express
appeals to convention at Dallas, which
was not called as Democratic conven-
ton, which does not assume to
meet as a Democratic convention,
and in which Arch Cochran and
James Newcomb may sit as high priests
and assist in formulating Democratic
principle and proclaiming Democratic
law.
By the same token, the Prohibitionists
could call convention together and, with
the help of Wash Jones and Jerome
kearby, define Democratic principle and
proclaim Democratic law.
The Democracy of Texas, by its highest
and in the only manner possible
TO it, has proclaimed the Democratic law
to each and every Democrat in Texas;
that law. Coke and Stewart and Exall on
the one hand, and Maxey, Reagan and
Culberson on the other hand, obey; that
law nearly every Democrat of promi-
hence and devotion in the state obeys. |
Who are these new law givers that would
annul the Democratic law, officially pro-
claimed, and issue TO the people an ipse
dixit from convention composed of men |
Of all political opinions?
The Democratic law OF Texas is this:
itView this measure, discuss this meas
IRE, vote on this measure according to /
he dictates of your own judgment and
and there is no power or au-
,hority in any man, or in any newspaper,
)r in any convention of men to call your
Democracy in question because of your
speech or because of your vote-you are
LIBERATED as individuals to act as individ-